KurdWatch, July 15, 2016—On July 10, 2016, the Asayiş, the security service of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), released Anwar Naso, politburo member of the Kurdish Union Party in Syria (Yekîtî), Ridwan Hammu, also a Yekîtî member, as well as ʿAbdulkarim Muhammad, politburo member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Syria (PDK‑S). The Asayiş abducted Muhammad on June 27 [further informaiton], Naso and Hammu on May 28 [further information]. Shortly before his release, the Asayiş took Naso to the hospital due to heart problems.